Washington D.C. Weather in 1997

Historical record of Washington D.C. weather for the year 1997 based on NOAA data.
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1997 Washington D.C. Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 105 °F August 17
Lowest temperature 11 °F January 19
Highest daily low 79 °F July 16
Lowest daily high 22 °F January 18
Most daily precipitation 2.2 inches May 25
Most daily snow 3.2 inches February 8
Total annual precipitation 33.8 inches -
Total annual snow 6.4 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. in 1997
Rank Temperature Date
1 105 °F Aug 17
2 102 °F Aug 16
3 100 °F Jul 28
3 100 °F Jul 17
3 100 °F Jun 25
6 99 °F Jul 27
6 99 °F Jul 18
6 99 °F Jul 15
9 98 °F Jul 16
9 98 °F Jul 14
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. in 1997
Rank Temperature Date
1 11 °F January 19
2 13 °F January 17
3 14 °F January 18
4 19 °F January 14
4 19 °F January 13
6 21 °F January 20
6 21 °F January 12
8 22 °F January 15
9 23 °F January 16
9 23 °F January 11
January 1997 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
38 32 0.00 0.0
53 37 0.00 0.0
66 48 0.00 0.0
73 50 0.00 0.0
71 49 0.01 0.0
60 43 0.00 0.0
44 31 0.00 0.0
41 26 0.00 0.0
36 29 0.53 1.6
44 33 0.00 0.0
36 23 0.11 0.7
31 21 0.00 0.0
30 19 0.00 0.0
36 19 0.00 0.0
42 22 0.00 0.0
50 23 0.44 0.0
23 13 0.00 0.0
22 14 0.00 0.0
26 11 0.00 0.0
45 21 0.00 0.0
47 32 0.00 0.0
51 32 0.15 0.0
62 37 0.01 0.0
46 32 0.91 0.0
55 37 0.02 0.0
37 28 0.00 0.0
41 31 0.01 0.0
50 33 0.35 0.0
37 27 0.00 0.0
41 25 0.00 0.0
46 34 0.01 0.0
February 1997 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
60 38 0.00 0.0
49 36 0.00 0.0
61 40 0.00 0.0
42 38 0.52 0.0
54 40 0.35 0.0
49 39 0.00 0.0
43 37 0.00 0.0
39 31 0.40 3.2
38 29 0.00 0.0
39 31 0.00 0.0
41 31 0.00 0.0
43 30 0.00 0.0
37 28 0.10 0.7
40 30 0.58 0.1
49 37 0.35 0.0
45 29 0.00 0.0
44 31 0.00 0.0
64 34 0.00 0.0
72 43 0.00 0.0
64 46 0.00 0.0
72 43 0.00 0.0
71 44 0.00 0.0
55 35 0.00 0.0
57 39 0.00 0.0
46 29 0.00 0.0
60 33 0.13 0.0
77 51 0.00 0.0
66 52 0.00 0.0
March 1997 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
55 46 0.70 0.0
71 54 0.00 0.0
55 38 1.02 0.0
47 38 0.00 0.0
51 45 0.06 0.0
56 41 0.03 0.0
49 33 0.00 0.0
70 38 0.00 0.0
47 33 0.04 0.0
62 38 0.07 0.0
67 38 0.00 0.0
53 35 0.00 0.0
49 37 0.02 0.0
56 39 0.42 0.0
51 35 0.00 0.0
44 31 0.00 0.0
57 32 0.00 0.0
59 42 0.37 0.0
44 35 0.50 0.0
56 40 0.00 0.0
66 38 0.00 0.0
67 40 0.00 0.0
52 36 0.00 0.0
51 35 0.00 0.0
54 38 0.00 0.0
63 42 0.34 0.0
73 38 0.00 0.0
70 47 0.00 0.0
77 55 0.14 0.0
71 53 0.05 0.0
53 33 0.39 0.0
April 1997 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
61 37 0.00 0.0
66 44 0.00 0.0
73 45 0.00 0.0
79 50 0.00 0.0
67 53 0.00 0.0
67 52 0.12 0.0
73 52 0.00 0.0
63 44 0.00 0.0
47 32 0.00 0.0
51 28 0.00 0.0
63 39 0.00 0.0
60 43 0.40 0.0
65 44 0.00 0.0
58 40 0.00 0.0
63 38 0.00 0.0
72 43 0.00 0.0
56 41 0.22 0.0
54 39 0.00 0.0
63 40 0.00 0.0
65 42 0.00 0.0
58 43 0.16 0.0
60 46 0.00 0.0
54 45 0.05 0.0
64 45 0.02 0.0
66 50 0.00 0.0
70 49 0.00 0.0
67 48 1.06 0.0
67 51 0.38 0.0
71 49 0.00 0.0
75 47 0.00 0.0
May 1997 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
81 56 0.00 0.0
71 48 0.00 0.0
78 58 0.03 0.0
65 51 0.00 0.0
73 44 0.00 0.0
74 53 0.05 0.0
70 46 0.00 0.0
68 42 0.02 0.0
67 51 0.14 0.0
62 49 0.01 0.0
73 44 0.00 0.0
81 51 0.00 0.0
62 49 0.00 0.0
71 44 0.00 0.0
77 51 0.01 0.0
67 46 0.00 0.0
75 51 0.01 0.0
86 53 0.00 0.0
96 64 0.00 0.0
79 59 0.00 0.0
68 50 0.00 0.0
71 48 0.00 0.0
74 49 0.00 0.0
84 55 0.00 0.0
77 64 2.17 0.0
73 57 0.55 0.0
69 53 0.00 0.0
71 49 0.00 0.0
74 50 0.00 0.0
76 59 0.05 0.0
81 61 0.00 0.0
June 1997 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
75 66 0.39 0.0
67 58 1.12 0.0
58 53 0.54 0.0
70 54 0.00 0.0
73 51 0.00 0.0
67 53 0.00 0.0
64 54 0.00 0.0
75 50 0.00 0.0
82 53 0.00 0.0
88 57 0.00 0.0
85 61 0.00 0.0
83 66 0.02 0.0
80 69 0.33 0.0
75 65 0.03 0.0
79 61 0.00 0.0
80 60 0.00 0.0
87 63 0.00 0.0
88 71 0.24 0.0
86 70 0.00 0.0
90 67 0.00 0.0
93 73 0.00 0.0
96 75 0.01 0.0
92 71 0.00 0.0
95 70 0.00 0.0
100 74 0.00 0.0
97 72 0.26 0.0
90 69 0.00 0.0
90 66 0.00 0.0
88 67 0.00 0.0
86 69 0.00 0.0
July 1997 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
80 72 0.08 0.0
83 68 0.28 0.0
97 74 0.00 0.0
94 72 0.00 0.0
84 69 0.00 0.0
87 67 0.00 0.0
90 70 0.00 0.0
91 69 0.00 0.0
94 73 0.01 0.0
87 68 0.00 0.0
91 65 0.00 0.0
92 67 0.00 0.0
97 71 0.00 0.0
98 76 0.00 0.0
99 76 0.00 0.0
98 79 0.00 0.0
100 74 0.00 0.0
99 74 0.10 0.0
96 73 0.00 0.0
86 67 0.00 0.0
91 72 0.00 0.0
88 74 0.00 0.0
75 67 0.17 0.0
69 65 0.34 0.0
82 65 0.00 0.0
89 67 0.00 0.0
99 75 0.00 0.0
100 73 0.16 0.0
87 72 0.00 0.0
85 66 0.00 0.0
91 63 0.00 0.0
August 1997 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
91 65 0.00 0.0
92 71 0.00 0.0
95 70 0.00 0.0
85 70 0.03 0.0
85 65 0.00 0.0
86 61 0.00 0.0
87 64 0.00 0.0
88 63 0.00 0.0
89 65 0.00 0.0
89 71 0.00 0.0
91 69 0.00 0.0
93 74 0.00 0.0
93 76 0.00 0.0
88 74 0.07 0.0
92 74 0.00 0.0
102 78 0.00 0.0
105 75 1.35 0.0
82 71 0.00 0.0
76 66 0.00 0.0
74 65 2.06 0.0
86 65 0.00 0.0
82 64 0.00 0.0
79 60 0.00 0.0
82 59 0.00 0.0
83 67 0.00 0.0
83 69 0.00 0.0
85 68 0.00 0.0
90 69 0.00 0.0
84 67 0.00 0.0
85 63 0.00 0.0
85 67 0.00 0.0
September 1997 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
91 71 0.00 0.0
90 71 0.19 0.0
78 62 0.01 0.0
73 54 0.00 0.0
80 53 0.00 0.0
79 58 0.00 0.0
89 59 0.00 0.0
80 69 0.00 0.0
74 68 0.00 0.0
83 68 0.43 0.0
84 66 0.02 0.0
82 63 0.00 0.0
80 60 0.00 0.0
81 62 0.00 0.0
83 67 0.00 0.0
85 63 0.00 0.0
86 64 0.00 0.0
83 65 0.23 0.0
85 60 0.00 0.0
90 65 0.00 0.0
70 56 0.00 0.0
73 49 0.00 0.0
76 58 0.00 0.0
64 53 0.00 0.0
75 52 0.00 0.0
77 57 0.00 0.0
77 54 0.00 0.0
68 61 0.68 0.0
80 62 0.03 0.0
77 62 0.00 0.0
October 1997 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
70 53 0.00 0.0
65 44 0.00 0.0
73 48 0.00 0.0
80 59 0.00 0.0
88 61 0.00 0.0
90 63 0.00 0.0
87 65 0.00 0.0
83 63 0.00 0.0
85 64 0.00 0.0
87 63 0.01 0.0
74 56 0.00 0.0
74 53 0.00 0.0
78 56 0.00 0.0
83 55 0.01 0.0
66 53 0.29 0.0
65 52 0.00 0.0
58 49 1.13 0.0
59 50 0.59 0.0
58 48 0.05 0.0
68 46 0.00 0.0
61 44 0.00 0.0
54 40 0.00 0.0
54 34 0.00 0.0
57 41 0.40 0.0
60 50 0.45 0.0
52 48 0.77 0.0
60 46 0.01 0.0
53 39 0.00 0.0
61 36 0.00 0.0
66 39 0.00 0.0
66 41 0.01 0.0
November 1997 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
64 55 0.33 0.0
61 46 0.18 0.0
65 43 0.00 0.0
55 39 0.00 0.0
55 35 0.00 0.0
55 36 0.00 0.0
51 46 2.00 0.0
51 48 0.43 0.0
55 48 0.27 0.0
58 45 0.00 0.0
54 45 0.00 0.0
50 39 0.00 0.0
41 37 0.36 0.0
41 35 0.33 0.0
49 35 0.00 0.0
46 31 0.00 0.0
48 27 0.00 0.0
49 27 0.00 0.0
53 28 0.00 0.0
60 33 0.00 0.0
56 39 0.50 0.0
52 44 0.13 0.0
53 41 0.00 0.0
44 32 0.00 0.0
47 28 0.00 0.0
57 36 0.00 0.0
56 40 0.00 0.0
59 42 0.00 0.0
55 48 0.00 0.0
52 48 0.07 0.0
December 1997 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
51 38 0.00 0.0
51 34 0.00 0.0
51 32 0.02 0.0
61 46 0.06 0.0
48 34 0.00 0.0
41 30 0.00 0.0
45 31 0.00 0.0
49 37 0.00 0.0
41 33 0.09 0.1
44 37 0.20 0.0
46 41 0.03 0.0
49 35 0.00 0.0
46 29 0.00 0.0
45 33 0.00 0.0
45 27 0.00 0.0
58 29 0.00 0.0
58 32 0.00 0.0
50 30 0.00 0.0
57 33 0.00 0.0
62 34 0.00 0.0
46 34 0.00 0.0
38 34 0.32 0.0
55 35 0.00 0.0
47 39 0.27 0.0
49 40 0.27 0.0
54 38 0.00 0.0
41 34 0.25 0.0
42 31 0.00 0.0
40 31 0.18 0.0
44 34 0.05 0.0
39 24 0.00 0.0
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